Frye’s Anatomy
To his English students, Northrop Frye, the brilliant literary critic, was an intellectual god and a master lecturer. One-on-one, though, he could be difficult to read
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Celebrating Northrop
Moncton’s annual Frye Festival attracts thousands, including many distinguished authors
Marshall’s Laws
Fifty years after the publication of his most famous works, we’re still making sense of all Marshall McLuhan had to say
Global Nerve Centre
$1.8-million campaign will revitalize U of T’s culture and technology program and build on McLuhan’s legacy
In the Name of the Daughter
In her literary debut, lawyer Emma Ruby-Sachs wonders about the personal costs of activism
Tales from a Troubadour
Justin Rutledge talks about the art of writing lyrics, working with Michael Ondaatje and surviving cat attacks
The Ties That Bind
Joy Fielding explores a tangled mother-daughter relationship in her new book, Now You See Her
The Aviator
Brave, dashing and touched by the spirit of adventure, Douglas McCurdy became the first person to fly an airplane out of sight of land
Like a Bird
A U of T engineering student has become the first ever to fly a human-powered “ornithopter”
Learning to Let Go
In her new book, author Marni Jackson searches for the right level of involvement in her adult son’s life
The Lost Left
Westerners who reject mainstream culture as “inauthentic” may, in fact, be status seekers, says Andrew Potter
Poet in Motion
Dionne Brand releases her new collection, Ossuaries, while serving as Toronto’s poet laureate
Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller
Economist Jeff Rubin’s new book contemplates life after the Oil Age
Death Becomes Him
Novelist Andrew Pyper goes in for the kill
Joan of Architecture
While everyone else was tearing down historical buildings and throwing up mega-developments, architect Joan Burt spoke up for preservation
Urban Legend
Celebrated American academic Richard Florida heads up the new Martin Prosperity Institute at U of T
Behind Enemy Lines
U of T grads John Kenneth Macalister and Frank Pickersgill trained as spies during the Second World War. An unlucky break brought their lives to a tragic end
